Overview
- Moyes says she was broke and feared her writing career was ending after eight earlier novels failed to reach bestseller lists.
- She recounts that Sophie Kinsella urged her to keep going after she stalled at about 20,000 words, with Kinsella’s husband also phoning to encourage her.
- Moyes says the story drew on a report about a quadriplegic rugby player whose parents took him to the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland.
- According to Moyes, the novel built momentum gradually and became a bestseller in Brazil, South Korea and the United States.
- Coverage notes a 2016 film adaptation starring Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin, with recent reports citing roughly 14 million copies sold.